P.R. Laws tit. 17, § 156
Upon receiving such notice, the Secretary, if he finds that such conditions exist in regard to any dwelling which make it inadequate for residential purposes in violation of §§ 155—160 of this title or of any act and/or sanitary regulation, shall proceed as follows:
(a) If the dwelling is uninhabited, he shall close it immediately, affixing a notice to that effect in a conspicuous place thereon, and notify the owner thereof or his legal representative, granting him a period of fiteen (15) days from and after the date of said notification, to make the proper repairs or alterations. Said notification must indicate what provision or provisions of §§ 155—160 of this title or of any act or regulation has been violated, and it must specify the repairs and/or alterations that should be done in order to comply with such laws or regulations. The house cannot be occupied nor its occupation permitted until the above-mentioned repairs or alterations have been made. If, at the expiration of the said period of fifteen (15) days granted by the Secretary, the repairs or alterations have not been made, the Secretary shall notify the owner or his legal representative that within the fifteen (15) days from and after the date of such notice, said dwelling will be closed and destroyed as a public nuisance.
(b) If the dwelling is occupied, the Secretary shall proceed in accordance with laws and regulations in force; Provided, That if the dwelling is not repaired or altered within the period fixed, the Secretary, after giving the owner an opportunity to be heard, shall proceed to destroy the dwelling as a public nuisance.
History —May 7, 1941, No. 128, p. 848, § 2.